Lisa Frye Garrison

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Lisa Garrison works with a wide variety of industries and issues in her civil litigation practice.  She also counsels clients on antitrust and health care issues.

Education

  • J.D., with honors, University of North Carolina School of Law, 1994
  • B.A., with highest honors, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1991

Admissions

  • North Carolina, 1994

Academic Honors

  • Executive Articles Editor, North Carolina Law Review, 1993-1994
  • Phi Beta Kappa
  • Order of the Golden Fleece
  • Order of the Grail-Valkyries

Achievements

  • Martindale-Hubbell's top ("AV") Peer Review Rating *
  • Selected by her peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2012 (Copyright 2011 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, S.C.), Antitrust Law, 2007-2012, Litigation-Antitrust, 2012 
  • Business North Carolina's Legal Elite, Antitrust, 2003, 2005, 2010

* CV, BV, and AV are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedure's standards and policies.

Professional Memberships

  • American Bar Association. Litigation Section, Woman Advocate Committee (subcommittee co-chair) and Corporate Counsel Committee, Antitrust Section, Joint Conduct Committee
  • North Carolina Bar Association (Chair, Antitrust and Trade Regulation Section, 2003-2004)
  • UNC School of Law Alumni Association, Board of Directors
  • American Health Lawyers Association
  • American Society for Healthcare Risk Management, N.C. Chapter
  • N.C. Association of Women Attorneys
  • Defense Research Institute
  • N.C. Association of Defense Attorneys
  • Greensboro Bar Association
  • Founder, PINK (Promoting Inspiration, Networking, & Knowledge, a women's affinity group within the firm)
  • Founder, Litigation Associate Training Program (monthly training seminars and mock trial exercises within the firm)

Civic and Community Service

  • Central United Methodist Church, Asheboro, N.C. (children's church music leader)
  • Women's Resource Center of Greensboro (legal hotline volunteer and firm coordinator)

Recent Cases

  • Rhyne v. K-Mart Corp., 358 N.C. 160, 594 S.E.2d 1 (N.C. 2004) (case deciding whether North Carolina's punitive damages cap is unconstitutional)
  • Summey v. Barker, 357 N.C. 492, 586 S.E.2d 247 (2003) (medical malpractice case)
  • R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Philip Morris, Inc., 199 F. Supp. 2d 362 (M.D.N.C. 2002) (antitrust case brought by competitors regarding manufacturer's incentive program for retailers)
  • DeLoach v. Philip Morris, Inc., 206 F.R.D. 551 (M.D.N.C. 2001) (class action antitrust case brought by hundreds of thousands of farmers and quota holders)
  • Driggers v. Sofamor, S.N.C., 44 F. Supp. 2d 760 (M.D.N.C. 1998) (bone screw product liability case)
  • Osburn v. Danek Med., Inc., 520 S.E. 2d 88 (N.C. App. 1999)(same), rev. on additional issues denied, 542 S.E. 2d 215, aff'd, 530 S.E. 2d 54 (N.C. 2000)
  • Resorts of Pinehurst, Inc. v. Pinehurst Nat'l Dev. Corp., 148 F. 3d 417 (4th Cir. 1998) (case deciding whether "Pinehurst" is an enforceable service mark)

Publications

  • Contributor, Antitrust Law Developments Annual Update, 2010 (ABA publication)
  • Co-Author, "Preparing for Discovery Depositions: Researching Expert Witnesses " N.C. Association of Defense Attorneys' The Defender, Winter 2010; DRI's The Voice, July 2009 
  • Co-Author, "Howerton's Progeny: Recent Decisions Regarding the Admissibility of Expert Testimony in North Carolina," N.C. Association of Defense Attorneys' The Defender, Winter 2008
  • Author, "Cultivating Young Litigators: What Kind of Gardener Are You?" DRI's The Voice, 2007 & N.C. Bar Association's The Litigator, 2008 
  • Co-Author, "Negotiating Settlements Within the Framework of Antitrust Laws," in Antitrust Dispute Resolution:  Leading Lawyers On Best Practices for Resolving Antitrust Matters Through Negotiations (Aspatore, Inc. 2007)
  • Author, "Expert Depositions: Keeping the Tiger at Bay," DRI's The Business Suit, 2006
  • Author, "Markets & Medicine: Recent Developments in Health Care Antitrust Law," N.C. Bar Association's Prognosis, 2004

Presentations and Speaking Engagements

  • Faculty, "Antitrust Issues Concerning Pharmaceutical Manufacturers, Health Insurance Companies and Health Benefit Providers," N.C. Bar Association CLE, February 2012
  • Co-Presenter, "What's Protected?  Recent Developments Regarding the Attorney-Client Privilege and Experts," ACC-Charlotte Program, 2011
  • Faculty, "Getting Creative: Lessons Learned from a Decade of Federal Antitrust Litigation in North Carolina," N.C. Bar Association CLE, 2010
  • Faculty, "'To Err is Human' - And Costly:  Addressing the Potential Litigation Impact of So-Called 'Never Events,'" NC-ASHRM Fall Conference, 2008
  • Presenter, "Top Ten Habits of Fantastic Health Care Professionals," 2008
  • Faculty, "How to Get Evidence and Expert Testimony Admitted Into Court," National Business Institute CLE, 2006
  • Faculty, "Beyond the Basics of Civil Litigation" (Expert Depositions Segment), N.C. Bar Association CLE, 2006
  • Presenter, "Litigation and Liability Issues," Duke Area Health Education Centers Program, 2005
  • Co-Presenter, "Using Lawyers Effectively," Women In Law for Women in Business Seminar, 2005
  • Presenter, "Good Documentation: What Happens When It Doesn't Happen," 2004 & 2005
  • Faculty, "Litigating Chapter 75" ("Overview of North Carolina General Statute § 75-1.1: The Broad Reach of the Unfair Trade Practice Liability" Segment), N.C. Bar Association CLE, 2005
  • Presenter, "Vicarious Hospital Liability for the Negligence of Nonemployee MDs: Respondeat Superior, Apparent Agency, and Nondelegable Duty Theories," 2002
  • Faculty, "Basics of Business Law" (Antitrust Segment), N.C. Bar Association CLE, 2000 & 2002